Our First Public Health Camp

By: Chinelo Edochi

We the public health interns had our first health camp today. The health camp was focused on eating a healthy diet to drinking the right drinks. We also bought cleaning supplies such as vinegar and demonstrated to the attendees on how to clean their houses.Using the vinegar to clean table counter tops, their gas cookers, stoves and bathrooms. Lastly, we directed them on how to use the dishwashers they have in their respective homes. The ladies were so amazed, some of them really appreciated the fact that there was a device to make washing dishes more efficient. I felt that the health camp was very efficient because during the event a lady pointed out that this information was very relevant for the Bhutanese refugees that reside at Los Arcos. They all really seemed interested and receptive to the information we were giving to them. The health camp turned out to be a huge success and we plan for the rest to even go better. We would research for organizations that can come out and talk to the attendees to educate and enlighten them. At the end of this internship it would be of great satisfaction knowing that we were able to have an impact in the health aspect of the Bhutanese refugees.